Bedstead.



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BEDSTE'AD.

APPLICATIONl FILED JAN.27, 1911-v RENEWED MAR. 27, 1916.

LDIJU FRANCIS C. GALE, or WATERVILLE, QUEBEC, CANADA.

' BEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters `Patent. i

Patented oct. 24;, 1916.

Application filed January 27, 1911, Serial No. 604,935. Renewed March 27, 1916. Serial No. 87,087.

To all 1li/0m t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS G. GALE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at W'aterville, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented an Improvement in Bedsteads, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specication, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to bedsteads and particularly to the construction of the brass cap or ornament at the top of the post or pillar, and the method of fastening said cap to the pillar.

The object of the invention is to provide a construction which is simple and ineX- pensive to manufacture, and by which the cap will be firmly supported at various points on the interior thereof, so that it will be possible to use a thin sheet metal cap without danger that it will become distorted because of insuliicient support.

In the drawings I have illustrated two embodiments of my invention, these being sufficient to disclose the principle thereof, although it will be understood that my invention is not confined to the two specific constructions shown.

Figure l is a vertical sectional view through the upper end of the bedstead pillar, showing one construction embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing another construction embodying my invention.

3 designates the pillar or post of the bedstead which is shown as vtubular in shape, this being the construction now commonly used.

The ornament or knob at the top of the pillar 3 is shown at 4 and is in the form of a cap made of thin sheet metal, preferably brass or some other ornamental material. In my invention the cap or ornament t is constructed -so that it can be slipped over the end of the pillar 3, said cap being cup shaped and having the opening 5 ofY a size to receive the end of the pillar. When my improved cap is in place, therefore, it sets down over and embraces the upper end of the pillar 3, as plainly seen in the drawings, and preferably the opening 5 is of the right size to fit the pillar 3, although this is not essential. The cap 4 has a nut or gromet 6 soldered, brazed or otherwise rigidly secured thereto on its interior, and

the pillar 3 has rigidly secured thereto screw-threaded bolt 7, which is adapted to have screw-threaded connections with the nut or gromet 6. This bolt 7 may be secured to the pillar in any suitable way, and one convenient way is to anchor it in a mass of metal or chill 8, which is cast into the end of the pillar.

The construction of my improved cap is such that when it is in place, the top of the cap restsy firmly against the upper edge 9 of the pillar, so that said pillar acts to firmly support the cap and prevent it from being crushed or distorted in any way. This is essential for without some such support it would not be practicable to make the cap ofvery thin sheet metal, fora thin sheet metal'cap which was not properly supported would be very likely to become crushed or bent out of shape. From the standpoint of economy, there is considerable advantage in making the cap from as thin a piece of sheet metal as possible, and by means of my construction wherein the cap is firmly supported on the end of the pillar, it is practicable to use a very thin sheet metal for the cap.

The mass of metal 8 may be cast into the pillar 3 directly at the end, as shown in. Fig. l, or may be situated some distance from the end, as shown in Fig. 2. In case the metal is cast directly at the end, as shown'in Fig l, it will be necessary to form s said casting with a recess 10 into which the v and this is of advantage because it serves to steady and stiifen the whole structure.

If desired, the nut 6 in Fig. 2 may be of suiii- Y cient size to fill and engage the inner walls of the pillar 3, although vthis is not essential.

From the above it will be seen that by means of my invention the interior of the upper side of the cap or ornament is firmly supported on the end 9 of the pillar, and that this support is situated some distance from the center of the cap, vso that with the support which the nut 6 gives together with the support which the end 9 of the pillar gives, the cap is firmly supported, and will not be liable to become bent or crushed even though it is made of very thin sheet metal.

Y end7 a sheet metal cap inclosing the upper end of the pil-,lar and resting against and .supported thereby, and a nut rigidly secured to the cap on `the interior thereof and having yscrew-threaded 'engagement With said bolt,

said nut having a considerably smaller dia-Ineter than that of the pillar and reinforcing 15 the central portion ofthe top of the cap7 the end of the pillar supporting the cap in a zone outside of and separated from the nut.

In testimonyv whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence 2o of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANCIS o. y GALE; Witnesses y ROYCE L. Gumia,` t FRANCIS G. GALE, Jr. i

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